lrlforfun Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 OK Buick People: A fellow Buick guy posted a thing on the Facebook mentioning about how nostalgic it was having a pair of keys for a car. My question is this......What years did Buick have one or two keys? I know that 60 (my year) had a single key but what about the other years???? Mitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 My '52 Special has two. One gold and one silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 My 1934 has 3, one double-sided for the ignition lock, one standard type for the front doors, and another for the accessory trunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 My 1950s use only one. My '95 park Ave uses two. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 75RivGS Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Not really an answer to the question, still some nice information on GM keys: Team Buick, Articles and Reference - GM keys & locks, the History Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 My '60 uses two and so does the '64 Riviera. One little issue with the Riviera, though. I lost the ignition key about 20 years ago. Its not a big deal because the ignition was unlocked at the time. Only one yahoo ever looked in and knew the difference. He just hopped in and drove away, thought it was pretty funny. Gotta fix that ones of these days.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) I found an original pair of keys for my '57 Roadmaster under the driver's side carpet. The head of the ignition and door key (including the key code tag) is octagonal and that of the trunk and glove box key is round. Both are nickel plated, colour silver. Edited March 31, 2013 by Rob McDonald oops (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 My 1934 has 3, one double-sided for the ignition lock, one standard type for the front doors, and another for the accessory trunkOFF TOPIC: Marty, I don't think I've ever told you how much I love your '34 Buick. Just so's you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Riv-King Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 My '60 uses two and so does the '64 Riviera. One little issue with the Riviera, though. I lost the ignition key about 20 years ago. Its not a big deal because the ignition was unlocked at the time. Only one yahoo ever looked in and knew the difference. He just hopped in and drove away, thought it was pretty funny. Gotta fix that ones of these days.BernieMy 64 Rivi only came with 1 key and it starts the motor and unlocks the doors & trunk. I'm the 2nd owner. Thoughts??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Here is the real key guy. He used to set up at Dunkirk. He was friendly and knowledgeable. I bought some keys from him. Welcome to Jesser's Classsic KeysCheck that your key actually locks. If the ignition is unlocked any key will turn it. Just from memory GM cars had a hex key for the ignition and a round key for the trunk. Up here where I live we don't know much about door keys; never had much worth stealing and hanging around country bars in the '60's never got us into drugs we needed to lock up.We don't lock the back door of the house. What if a friend came by and couldn't get in? No one we care to talk with knocks on the front door so we keep that one locked.I do think a stranger came in to rob us once. We came home and found a five dollar bill on the kitchen table. Neither my wife or I left it there so we figured someone came in, looked around for something to steal and just felt kinda sorry for us, left a fin on the table.I'm pretty sure a '64 Riviera uses two keys after all that, but a lot can happen in 50 years.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 I do think a stranger came in to rob us once. We came home and found a five dollar bill on the kitchen table. Neither my wife or I left it there so we figured someone came in, looked around for something to steal and just felt kinda sorry for us, left a fin on the table...BernieLMAO... Thats a good one Bernie. My 56 is one key for all. the 69 is two, one for the ignition and doors, one for the trunk and glove box. The 78 is two also, one for the ignition, and one for the doors tailgate ( trunk and locing interior wagon panels) and glove box. The 06 is one key for the ignition and the doors and glove box, with no trunk lock cylinder. That plus two key fobs. Oye, I need an aspirin after figuring all that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therios Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 My 57 Roadmaster has 2 keys: one for ignition and doors, and one for trunk and glovebox. However, my 63 Electra has only one key for everything. I seem to recall when I was a kid, that my family's 63 Electra (and our 72 Cadillac) had 2 keys -- one for ignition and doors, and one for the trunk. (I don't recall which key locked the glovebox; presumably the trunk key.) So I was surprised that my 63 Electra has only one key, but I've since been told by a couple different car guys that it isn't that uncommon for people to change the trunk and glovebox locks so that a single key operates the ignition and all locks.No one has explicitly stated it yet, but having different keys for ignition and storage compartments is logical. It permits one to safely lock items in the glovebox and/or trunk and leave the ignition key with a parking attendant, for example. My 78 Mercedes has two keys, but with a slightly different arrangement. There is a (square) master key that operates the ignition and all locks, and a (round) valet key that operates only the ignition and door locks. I just carry the master key when I take the car out. In the extremely unlikely event that I might need to leave the car with a parking attendant and I want to be able to lock things in the glovebox and/or trunk, I would also carry the valet key to leave with the attendant. Ike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I know for Oldsmobile, and I always thought all of GM, the standard was 2 keys; octagon for ignition/doors, round for glovebox/trunk. It was still that way with Olds in '63 I am certain. It may have even been that way as late as 1967? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dcdpgh Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 octagon for ignition/doors, round for glovebox/trunk. It was still that way with Olds in '63 I am certain. It may have even been that way as late as 1967?It was at least thru '68, as my car has that same key arrangement. Perhaps '68 was the last year for this as GM went to locking steering columns in '69 from what I recall. It seems to me from '69 on GM went to square key for (column) ignition, and round key for doors, glove box, and trunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvelde Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 My '39 Business Coupe has only one key - fits ignition, doors, trunk and glove compartment. I do have a locking GM gas cap that is a different key though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 All my prewar cars use only one key if you don't count running board tool box keys. The 1912 Buick key is just a fat brass nail with a knurled knob, the 1924 key fits the transmission lock, and the 1929,31,&38 keys lock the steering column & ignition switch lever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvelde Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Mark, any idea when they introduced the locking steering column? I was really surprised when I found it on the '39 model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) Originally Posted by Marty Roth My 1934 has 3, one double-sided for the ignition lock, one standard type for the front doors, and another for the accessory trunk OFF TOPIC: Marty, I don't think I've ever told you how much I love your '34 Buick. Just so's you know.<!-- google_ad_section_end --> Rob, Thanks for your kind words. The '34 was a temporary purchase. We saw it in 1990 on the Glidden, and bought it in '95 - to keep just until we found a '34/'35 60 0r90 Series Convertible Sedan , but all were too $$$$$, or too far gone. The full restoration came after eleven years of touring, and she is up for Senioe Grand National AACA this June at Moline, ILLinois. What a great driver, too. We love al cars, but these are extra special. Why do people pay so much more for Fords and Chevys? Edited April 5, 2013 by Marty Roth (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 (edited) Why do people pay so much more for Fords and Chevys?No clue. They can't all be stupid, so they must just have been brought up wrong. Edited April 11, 2013 by Rob McDonald (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhambulldog Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Mark, any idea when they introduced the locking steering column? I was really surprised when I found it on the '39 model.Dad's '36 Buick had one key for all locks. When the ignigtion was locked it also locked the steering Column.the '55 has one key for all locks.Mom's '77 buick had two keys. Squared end for the ignition. Oval was for all other locks. Not a Buick , But my '73 Olds had two keys. Squared end was for door locks and ignition. Oval end was for glove box and trunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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